National Physician Database
Overview
- Acronym
- NPDB
- Website
- NPDB
- Contacts
General Design
- Study design
- Registry
- Start - End Year
- 1987 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Data on participants is collected quaterly.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- No Limit
- Supplementary Information
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Claims data along with physician and patient demographic data is collected quarterly and reported on annually.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
| Possible Access to Data | |
| Possible Access to Biosamples | |
| Other |
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National-level databases at CIHI derive from information provided by the jurisdications (provinces and territories). However, not all jurisdictions provide data to CIHI for all the national databases. Search the CIHI website (https://www.cihi.ca/en) for the specific database of interest to identify which jurisdictions are included in the national-level database. But also note that jurisdictions that do not send specific data to CIHI may still have local versions; check with those jurisdications for further information. * Alberta https://www.alberta.ca/health-research.aspx#jumplinks-3 * British Columbia https://www.popdata.bc.ca/data_access * Manitoba https://umanitoba.ca/manitoba-centre-for-health-policy/data-repository * New Brunswick https://www.unb.ca/nbirdt/data/access/index.html * Newfoundland https://www.nlchi.nl.ca/index.php/quality-information/information-requests * Northwest Territories https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/health-and-social-services-research-nwt * Nova Scotia https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/department-sites/community-health/research/hdns/services/data-access-guidelines.html * Nunavut https://www.gov.nu.ca/eia/information/how-place-atipp-request * Ontario https://www.ontariohealth.ca/about-us/governance-accountability/open-data * Quebec N/A * Prince Edward Island https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/open-data * Saskatchewan https://www.ehealthsask.ca/health-data/analytics/Pages/Researcher-Access-to-Data.aspx * Yukon https://yukon.ca/en/access-government-information
- On the study website : https://www.cihi.ca/en/national-physician-datab...
- By contacting the study representative: Program Lead NPDB (CIHI)
Cost
| Possible Access to Data | Variable Cost |
| Possible Access to Biosamples | N/A |
Data request pricing available at; https://www.cihi.ca/en/access-data-and-reports/data-holdings/make-a-data-request
Cost reduction for co-analyses
| Possible Access to Data | |
| Possible Access to Biosamples |
Supplementary Information
Timeline
Population
Selection Criteria
- Countries
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- Canada
- Canadian Provinces
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- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
- Other Criteria
- Physicians working and billing within provincial and territorial medicare programs are included in the database.
Sources of Recruitment
- Specific Population
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- Members of an association
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- No Limit
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NPDB - Data capture |
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1987 | Ongoing |
Participating Studies
| Acronym | Name | Study design | Countries |
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
| Acronym | Name |
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Datasets
| Name | Data Collection Events | Variables |
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
Networks
| Acronym | Name | Harmonization Initiatives | Individual Studies |
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